Title vignette (Thoreau's hut at Walden Pond); the plan is of Walden Pond, 1846

First ed. "The beginning 'Light-winged smoke, Icarian bird' (p. 271) were published in the Dial, for April, 1843, under title of 'Smoke,' but nothing else in the book appears ever to have been printed before." - F.H. Allen, A bibl. of H.D. Thoreau, 1908

"Complemental verses" by T. Carew: p. 87

Advertising matter, dated April, 1854: 8 p. at end

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SCNHRB copy 39088001654326 has presentation inscription on the free front endpaper: “Spencer F. Baird Esq, with the regards of/H.D.T” (Henry David Thoreau)

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